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School: Corlurgan

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Corlurgan, Co. Cavan
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F. Fletcher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0976, Page 173

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    Killykeen. There are sixty acres of ground on this island.
    In older days it was said that robbers went to rob this abbey, but they did not get anything. The bell which belonged to the abbey was thrown into Trinity Lake before they would let the robbers take it. It is said that ever since the bell was thrown away it rings once every seven years on a Christmas Eve
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ella Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clarebane, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs R.E. Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clarebane, Co. Cavan